Håkon Wibe-Lund Explained

Håkon Wibe-Lund
Birth Date:5 September 1980
Position:defender
Currentclub:Odd (assistant)
Youthclubs1:Berger
Youthclubs2:Svelvik
Youthclubs3:NTG
Youthclubs4:Lyn
Years1:2000
Clubs1:Fossum (loan)
Years2:2001
Clubs2:Asker
Years3:2002 - 2006
Clubs3:Kongsvinger
Caps3:77
Goals3:0
Years4:2007
Clubs4:Hønefoss
Manageryears1:2007
Managerclubs1:Svelvik
Manageryears2:2008 - 2012
Managerclubs2:Hønefoss (player developer)
Manageryears3:2013
Managerclubs3:Fredrikstad (assistant)
Manageryears4:2013 - 2015
Managerclubs4:Fredrikstad
Manageryears5:2015–2021
Managerclubs5:Strømsgodset (assistant)
Manageryears6:2019
Managerclubs6:Strømsgodset (caretaker)
Manageryears7:2021–2022
Manageryears8:2023–
Managerclubs8:Odd (assistant)

Håkon Wibe-Lund (born 5 September 1980) is a retired Norwegian football defender and current assistant manager for Odds Ballklubb in Eliteserien.

He hails from Svelvik and started his career in minnows Berger and Svelvik.[1] He attended the Norwegian School of Elite Sport, playing for the school team and Lyn. Without reaching Lyn's first team, he was loaned out to Fossum in the autumn of 2000 before transferring to Asker in 2001.[2]

Ahead of the 2002 season he went on to Kongsvinger, a former first-tier team now on the third tier.[3] He registered 77 league games, but lost the 2004 season to injury.[4] He joined second-tier club Hønefoss BK in 2007, but more injuries led him to retire and instead became player developer.[5] [6] He had already coached Svelvik.[1]

In 2013 he became player developer and assistant coach of Fredrikstad under Lars Bakkerud,[7] taking over as caretaker manager already in June the same year. Both Lars Bakkerud and director of sports Joacim Jonsson were on illness absence, and when Bakkerud still had not returned at the end of the season, Wibe-Lund got the job permanently on a two-year contract.[8] [9]

He resigned from Fredrikstad in May 2015 following six league matches without victory as well as a cup exit,[10] only to become assistant coach of Strømsgodset in August 2015.[11] In the summer 2019, manager Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen abruptly resigned amid health concerns, and Wibe-Lund became caretaking manager. His last outing as caretaker was a third-round cup exit against third-tier IF Fram Larvik on 19 June.[12] He again became caretaker in April 2021, this time together with Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen, following the sacking of Henrik Pedersen.[13]

Notes and References

  1. News: Håkon Wibe-Lund. Drammens Tidende. 24 May 2007. 3. Norwegian.
  2. News: Toppscorer signerer for Asker i dag. Asker og Bærums Budstikke. 21 December 2000. Norwegian.
  3. News: Wibe-Lund klar for Kongsvinger. Fredriksstads Blad. 22 March 2002. Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Håkon Wibe-lund. Fossum. Geir. Fozzum.com (Kongsvinger statistics). Norwegian. 20 June 2019.
  5. News: Blir toppspillerutvikler?. Ringerikes Blad. 2 February 2008. Norwegian.
  6. News: Jeg er fotballinvalid. Glåmdalen. 14 July 2008. Norwegian.
  7. News: Trener med Fredrikstad. Ringerikes Blad. 21 January 2013. 11. Norwegian.
  8. News: FFK-treneren sykmeldt. Norwegian News Agency. 6 June 2013. Norwegian.
  9. News: Bakkerud ferdig i FFK. Norwegian News Agency. 9 October 2013. Norwegian.
  10. News: Wibe-Lund trekker seg som FFK-trener. Norwegian News Agency. 7 May 2015. Norwegian.
  11. News: Ingebretsen fikk Godset-jobben. Norwegian News Agency. 18 August 2015. Norwegian.
  12. News: Jesper Mathisen: – Katastrofe for Vålerenga. Asbjørnsen. Morten. Herrebrøden, Øyvind. 19 June 2019. VG. Norwegian. 20 June 2019.
  13. News: Nytt fungerende trenerteam i Strømsgodset. 11 April 2021. Strømsgodset. Norwegian. 22 April 2021.